Flourishing programs in 90+ disciplines. A vibrant Christian mission. $50 million
in new campus construction. Championship athletics. 94% placement within 6 months
of graduation. There’s never been a better time to consider Hope College.

As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors
22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2014 NCAA Division
III National Championship women’s volleyball team.

The flags highlight the college's international connections. The flags that were initially
flown honored the members of the freshman Class of 2012, who are from Armenia, Brazil,
Canada, China, India, Kenya, Mexico, Palestine, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and
the United States.

The ceremony included welcoming remarks by Hope College President Dr. James Bultman
and an overview of the legacy of international education at Hope by Alfredo Gonzales,
who is associate provost and dean for international and multicultural education.

The college plans to feature different groupings of flags representative of the home
countries of the student body throughout the academic year. The Hope student body
this school year comes from 31 countries, including the United States.

The poles stand along the north and west sides of the building, six on each side.
When installation is complete, the flags will be lighted.

The Martha Miller Center for Global Communication houses the departments of communication
and modern and classical languages, and the offices of international education and
multicultural life. The building opened in the fall of 2005 and is named after the
late Martha Miller, a member of the college's Class of 1924 who died on May 16, 1999,
at age 96, in honor of an estate gift that she made to Hope.

The event took place in conjunction with the college's Homecoming Weekend.